Responsible digitalisation
For Siham Sidali Feklani, responsible digitalisation is not just part of her job. It’s part of her life. As a developer, she builds solutions that handle people’s data. As a mother, she watches her own children grow up surrounded by technology, seeing firsthand how early it becomes part of their everyday lives. That perspective has changed how she approaches her work. It’s not just about what technology can do. It’s about what it should do, and how it fits into people’s lives.
A foundation built at home
Siham grew up in Morocco in a large family, where education was a shared priority. »My father was a teacher, and he made sure all of us had the opportunity to study and pursue higher education,« she explains.
From an early age, she was drawn to computers.
What they can do, and how they work.
That curiosity, combined with the encouragement from home, led her to pursue studies in mathematics and later computer engineering.
Realising technology
is about people
Through her studies and early years as an IT consultant, Siham discovered that technology is more than just writing lines of code. It’s about people.
For Siham, the users are the most important part of creating a solution. If you don’t understand who you are building for and what they need, then you are not solving the right problem.
»When I think about the systems I build, I also think about my kids. They are growing up in a digital world, and that makes responsibility feel very real.«
»When I think about the systems I build, I also think about my kids. They are growing up in a digital world, and that makes responsibility feel very real.«
Building solutions that matter
In her current project with the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, she’s part of building a new solution for schools and kindergartens. It’s her first time working on something from the ground up. »Starting something from scratch and building something that can contribute to better offerings for children and educational institutions is very exciting,« she says.
The solution is designed to help improve the quality of services provided to children in schools and kindergartens. »As a mother, I think about what kind of solutions we want our children to grow up with,« she adds.
It’s not just about building something that works, but about creating something that’s safe, simple, and makes sense for the people who rely on it.
»What surprised me the most was how important collaboration is. It’s not just about building functionality, it’s about understanding what you’re actually supposed to build, and why.«
»What surprised me the most was how important collaboration is. It’s not just about building functionality, it’s about understanding what you’re actually supposed to build, and why.«
What we build matters in real life
For Siham, the journey into technology has led to a simple realisation.
What we build does not exist in isolation. It becomes part of people’s
everyday lives.
Whether she’s working on a new system or thinking about the future as a parent,
the same question stays with her:
What kind of solutions do we want our children to grow up with?
Because in the end, responsible digitalisation is not just about building something that works. It’s about building something people can trust, understand, and feel safe using.
